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What the PLA Rocket Force Shakeup Means for Taiwan
By Eric Gomez
Although China’s military has made big strides in a short period of time, it faces persistent challenges such as corruption that hinder both its ability to reform and its ability to effectively fight wars.
Deception Is Key to Chinese Military Strategies
By Aaron Jensen
Despite the long tradition of valuing deception by Chinese military leaders, few studies on Chinese military power touch on the issue.
A Closer Look at the PLARF’s DF-26
By Ankit Panda
One feature on the DF-26 emphasizes its dual-capable nature.
China’s Dual-Capable Missiles: A Dangerous Feature, Not a Bug
By Ankit Panda
The DF-26 IRBM’s ability to operate conventional and nuclear warheads creates dangerous inadvertent escalation risks.
Would China Use Nuclear Weapons First in a War With the United States?
By Gregory Kulacki
Recent American statements on Chinese nuclear weapons policy merit closer scrutiny.
Missile Investments Are Needed to Meet China’s Nuclear Challenge
By Richard D. Fisher, Jr.
Convincing China to agree to nuclear limitation agreements will require investments in American forces.
Are China’s South China Sea Artificial Islands Militarily Significant and Useful?
By Ankit Panda
China's artificial islands are a symbol of its revisionism in the South China Sea, but they're also militarily significant.
Is China Getting Ready to Finally Reveal the DF-41 Intercontinental-Range Ballistic Missile?
By Ankit Panda
Is the long-awaited DF-41 expected to make an appearance?
New US Joint Chiefs Chairman Endorses Post-INF Missile Deployments in Pacific
By Ankit Panda
The next probable U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff sees more missiles in the Pacific as a useful capability.
The PLARF’s New Hainan Island Base and China’s Recent Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Tests
By Ankit Panda
The first-known Chinese tests of an anti-ship ballistic missile into the South China Sea may have inaugurated a new PLARF base.
China Makes Progress in Induction of Second S-400 Air Defense System Regiment
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Chinese servicemen are conducting a technical inspection of the second batch of S-400 air defense systems.
China Conducts First Test of New JL-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
By Ankit Panda
China’s nuclear modernization continues with the first known test of its next-generation SLBM.
New Pentagon Report Highlights Chinese Military Developments: First Takeaways
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Department of Defense's 2018 report on Chinese military power is out.
China Announces Commissioning of DF-26 Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile Brigade
By Ankit Panda
A brigade comprising at least 22 DF-26 launchers has been commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force.
Revealed: China's Nuclear-Capable Air-Launched Ballistic Missile
By Ankit Panda
China is developing a nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile, likely based off the DF-21.
Revealed: The Details of China's Latest Hit-To-Kill Interceptor Test
By Ankit Panda
The DN-3 is back in action.
Trump's Nuclear Posture Review and China: No Way Forward?
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration's Nuclear Posture Review takes an odd approach to China.
Introducing the DF-17: China's Newly Tested Ballistic Missile Armed With a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle
By Ankit Panda
The DF-17 is the first hypersonic glide vehicle-equipped missile intended for operational deployment ever tested.
Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force Flight Tests Older DF-4 ICBM
By Ankit Panda
China conducts a test of its DF-4 ICBM amid heightened tensions with India.
Chinese People's Liberation Army Rocket Force Staged a Massive Missile Drill Against a THAAD Mockup Target
By Ankit Panda
The exercise came one day before the People's Liberation Army celebrated its 90th anniversary with a major parade.
Xi Jinping Presides Over Massive PLA Parade as Commander-in-Chief
By Ankit Panda
Xi emphasized that the PLA must "unswervingly" obey and support the Communist Party of China.
For Third Time Ever, China Shows Off Its DF-16 Medium-Range Ballistic Missile
By Ankit Panda
The DF-16 was first seen publicly in a September 2015 military parade.
What the Pentagon Thinks of China’s Military
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Department of Defense’s 2016 report on China’s military offers a detailed look into the PLA.
Confirmed: China is Upgrading ICBMs With Multiple Warheads
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Beijing has been retrofitting single-warhead ICBMs with multiple, independently targetable re-entry vehicles.
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